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CROSS-BORDER PURCHASES [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Customs and Excise
CONT

... the Panel determined that the restrictions applied by Canada on imports under the TRQ [tariff rate quota] were not supported by the language in Canada's tariff schedule relating to annual cross-border purchases by Canadians...

OBS

crossborder purchase; cross-border purchase; transborder purchase: terms usually used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • crossborder purchases
  • cross-border purchases
  • transborder purchases
  • trans-border purchase
  • trans-border purchases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Douanes et accise
CONT

Les achats outre-frontière peuvent être une option économique et alléchante, mais lorsque vient le temps de se procurer un siège d'auto pour enfant ou un coussin d'appoint devant être utilisé au Canada, Transports Canada avertit les consommateurs que cela est illégal.

OBS

achat transfrontalier; achat outre-frontière : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • achats transfrontaliers
  • achats outre-frontière
  • achats outre-frontières

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

In 2005, both VISA and MasterCard implemented additional fees for purchases made outside a credit card's country of origin known as a "cross-border assessment" or "foreign transaction charge" : these fees are a percentage of the original dollar amount of the sale that is then charged in addition to the sale amount. These fees are often shown as a separate line on a customer statement following the original charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

Les frais d'évaluation de MasterCard de 0,064 % et les frais d'évaluation transfrontaliers MasterCard sont de 0,30 %.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

In 2005, both Visa and MasterCard implemented additional fees for purchases made outside a credit card's country of origin. Known as a "cross-border assessment" or "foreign transaction charge", these fees are a percentage of the original dollar amount of the sale that is then charged in addition to the sale amount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

Frais de transaction à l'étranger (seront convertis en devise canadienne selon les règles applicables de MasterCard® International): 2,95 %.

Spanish

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